Carrying bag for artist&#39;s accessories



May 26, 1964 M. MAGYAR CARRYING BAG FOR ARTISTS ACCESSORIES Filed May21, 1963 R m m M mwfm MM H m United States Patent 3,134,416 CARRYING BAGFOR ARTISTS ACCESSORIES Martha Magyar, 17 Anderson Block, Minot, N. Dak.Filed May 21, 1963, Ser. No. 282,020 1 Claim. (Cl. 150-52) Thisinvention relates to a carrying bag and more particularly to a flexiblebag capable of carrying such items as paint brushes, tubes of paint,small bottles and so forth which are used by artists.

It is an important object of the invention to provide a flexiblecompartmented bag which can hold accessories of the class described incondition for rapid identification and for easy removal and replacement.

Another object of the invention is to provide an artists accessory bagwhich is flexible and can be opened to expose all of the contentsthrough transparent portions which define individual pockets and whichcan be rolled into a compact unit capable of standing upon a supportingsurface.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tying and carryingmeans in association with the flat open bag which will be convenientlypositioned for use when the bag is rolled into its compact form.

These and other objects and advantages of this invention will more fullyappear from the following description, made in connection with theaccompanying drawing, wherein like reference characters refer to thesame or similar parts throughout the several views and in which:

FIGURE 1 is an elevational view of the rear side of the carrying bag inopen position;

FIGURE 2 is a somewhat enlarged elevation of the front side of thecarrying bag, the accessories being indicated in dotted configuration;

FIGURE 3 is an elevational view of the carrying bag in rolled and tiedposition with the accessories contained within the bag; and

FIGURE 4 is a further enlarged horizontal section taken on the line 44of FIGURE 2 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

With continued reference to the drawing, FIGURE 1 shows the carrying bagin open position from the rear side. The bag comprises an elongatedflexible support sheet which has an upper edge 11 and a lower edge 12 asshown. In the form illustrated, the flexible support sheet isrectangular with side edges 13 and 14 defining the length of theunrolled carrying bag. The support sheet 10 may be made from cloth suchas canvas or any other durable and strong material and may have theperipheral edge 14 hemmed for additional strength.

A pair of handle means- 15 is provided for carrying the bag. A firstupwardly looped strap handle 16 having flared depending legs 17 and 18is secured as by sewing to the support sheet 10 in the mannerillustrated. Similarly, a second upwardly looped strap handle 19 issecured to the support sheet at a horizontally spaced interval from thefirst handle and has downwardly depending legs 20 and 21 which areflared and attached to the surface of the support sheet.

At the left side of the support sheet as viewed in FIGURE 1, a pair oftie members 22 and 23 are secured to the hemmed edge 13 for about halfthe distance from the lower edge 12 to the upper edge 11 of thesupporting sheet 10.

In a similar manner a pair of tie members 24 and 25 3,134,416 PatentedMay 26, 1964 "ice are secured to the hemmed edge 14 of the support sheet10, the tie members being utilized in a manner to be subsequentlydescribed.

Referring now to FIGURE 2, the support sheet 10 has another sheetsecured thereto for the purpose of holding various articles andaccessories. The sheet is designated as 26 and comprises a transparentand flexible sheet such as clear plastic material and secured along itsbottom edge 27 to the bottom edge 12 of the support sheet 10. Theflexible transparent sheet 26 is also secured at horizontally spacedintervals 28 to the support sheet 10 and thus defines vertical pockets29 of suitable Width to retain artists articles such as paint tubes 30and brushes 31. Additional patches of transparent material 32 may besecured to the support sheet 10 for holding such articles as turpentinebottle 33 and wiping cloth 34. It has been found convenient to utilize aflexible transparent sheet of lesser width than the support sheet. Thus,the transparent sheet 26 has an upper edge 35 which terminates below theedge 11 of sheet 10.

When it is desired to use the bag for carrying artists supplies it isrolled in such a manner that the looped handles 16 and 19 fall intoregistry as shown in FIG- URE 3. With the bag in rolled condition, twoopposed tie strings such as 24 and 22 may be wrapped around the rollhorizontally and tied in a bow as shown. Similarly the remaining opposedtie strings 25 and 23 may be wrapped vertically around the roll andbrought together in a bow knot as shown. The carrying bag thus forms arolled base and can be supported upon a table top or other fiat surface(not shown) and the handles 19 and 16 are in registry so that they maybe grasped and carried by one hand.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangements, and proportions of the parts withoutdeparting from the scope of this invention as set forth in the appendedclaim.

What is claimed is:

A carrying bag for artists accessories which comprises:

(a) an elongated flexible support sheet having an upper and a loweredge,

(b) an elongated flexible transparent sheet lying against said supportsheet and having an upper and a lower edge,

(0) said transparent sheet being of lesser Width than the support sheetand secured at horizontally spaced intervals to said support sheet anddefining vertical pockets for holding artist's accessories for visibleidentification,

(d) a pair of upwardly looped strap handles secured at spaced positionsto said support sheet, said handles each including a strap havingdownwardly flaring leg portions stitched throughout their length to oneside of said support sheet between the lower and upper edges thereof toform relatively long loops of a size approximating the distance betweenthe upper and lower edges of said support sheet, and

(e) tie means attached to said support sheet and securable at theexternal surface of said support sheet, whereby said bag and saidaccessories may be rolled and tied into a compact unit with said loopedstraps being in registry for carrying and being capable of standingalone when placed upon a supporting surface.

(References on following page) UNITED STATES PATENTS Hamlin Oct. 21,1862 Greves May 21, 1895 Jackson Mar. 12, 1907 Smith June 28, 1910Johnson June 17, 1924 V Schaefer Nov. 22, 1927 Keller Feb. 11, 1930 7 4V Woolsey Feb.'12, 1935 SchWartzman Dec. 5, 1950 Collins May 8, 1951Timmons Oct. 27, 1953 Guthrie Dec. 27, 1955 Greaves Apr. 11, 1961FOREIGN PATENTS France Oct.- 4, 1948

